from  an 

Id  House  Painter: 


Y friend,  it  is  not  the  cost  of  the  paint  that 
; it’s  the  labor,  and  that’s  what  most 
don't  seem  to  realize.  There  is  a good 
deal  to  learn  on  the  subject  of  paints,  for  there 
are  paints  and  paints,  good,  bad  and  indiffer- 
ent, and  the  strange  thing  about  it  is  that  the 
average  man  doesn’t  know  what  good  paint  is 
composed  of,  and  it's  just  because  he  won’t 
take  the  trouble  to  post  himself. 

Now,  I hate  to  see  a man  throw  away 
his  money  on  poor  paint,  and  I 
hate  to  spend  my  time  going  over 
a house  with  a mixture  that  won’t 
last  six  months.  There  is  only 
one  kind  of  paint  to  use,  and 
that  is  the  Rest  Paint , and  I’ll 
tell  you  why  and  what  it  is 
composed  of:  I am  not  very  strong  w 
the  pen,  but  my  neighbors  will  tell  you 
that  I know  how  to  nnxtind  lay 
paint , and  that  I know  df^jood 
paint  when  I see  it,  and  bad,  too. 
for  the  matter  of  that. 


t/rrO.CO.*  r 


The  purpose  of  a paint  is  to  preserve  and  beau- 
tify, and  whatever  paint  will  do  this  is  good. 

Paint  is  composed  of  certain  mineral  substances, 
called  pigments,  mixed  with  oil.  The  oil  holds  the 
pigment  in  a liquid  condition,  so  that  it  can  be  ap- 
plied with  a brush,  and  also  acts  as  a “binder,” 
which  will  dry  and  harden  and  preserve  the  pigment 
so  that  it  cannot  rub  or  wash  off  by  the  action  of  the 
weather. 

All  painters  acknowledge  that  pure  linseed  oil 
is  the  best  material  known  for  painting.  It  does 
not  evaporate,  but  absorbs  oxygen  from  the  air, 
and  forms  a tough,  leathery  substance,  and  holds 
the  pigment  firmly  to  the  surface  painted,  form- 
ing an  elastic,  waterproof  coating  that  adapts  itself 
of  temperature. 

at  that  house  over  yonder!  I painted  it 
months  ago,  and  look  at  it  now!  The  builder 
have  fish  or  mineral  oil  mixed  with  the 
linseed  oil,  and  zinc  and  barytes  were  used  instead 
of  white  lead,  because  they  were  cheaper. 

The  paint  is  cracking  and  peeling 
off  in  strips  all  over  the  building. 

It’s  a shame,  for  the  man  paid  as 
much  for  it  as  for  first-class  work. 
However,  it  means  another  job  for  me 
this  Fall. 

Do  you  want  to  know  what  makes 
paint  crack  and  chip  ? 

I will  tell  you.  Zinc. 


preserve  and  beautify.” 


“ The  purpose  of  a 


INTING, 

With  National  Lead  Company’s  brands  of  White  Lead  and 
Tinting  Colors. 

Sash,  Dark  Bronze  Green. 
Blinds,  Light  Bronze  Green. 


Body,  23. 
Trim,  27. 
Roof,  2. 


*VTRr  HBRARy 
.Sfiti&UU  UNIVERSITY 


White  zinc  is  very  inferior  to  white  lead,  because  it  is 
transparent,  and,  besides,  in  drying  it  forms  with  the  linseed  oil 
a very  hard,  unelastic  surface  which  will  crack  and  scale  off,  and 
when  a new  coat  is  put  on  the  old  paint  has  to  be  scraped  or  burned 
off,  and  that  makes  an  expensive  job.  Cases  are  known  where 
houses  have  been  burned  to  the  ground  while  burning  off  this 

zinc  white  barytes  mixture— 
also  an  expensive  job.  ■ 

It  is  strange  how  little  some 
builders  and  architects  know 
about  the  action  of  zinc  in  paint. 
Some  architects  say,  “Use  all  white  lead" 
or  “ No  white  lead;’’  in  other  words,  use 
white  lead  or  use  zinc.  I say,  and  after 
forty  years  in  the  business  and  after  care- 
ful observation,  use  PURE  WHITE 
LEAD,  and  only  white  lead  made  by  the 
old  Dutch  process  of  slow  corrosion,  in 
your  linseed  oil,  and  see  that  your  oil  is 
pure,  too;  and  to  be  sure  that  your  white 
lead  is  pure,  buy  one  of  the  NATIONAL 
LEAD  COMPANY’S  brands,  a fac-simile 
of  which  is  shown  in  this  book.  What- 
ever you  do,  don't  use  zinc;  sine  will 
crack.  Why,  here's  a board  taken  off  of  a 
house  up  on  the  hill.  Look  at  the  cracks,  v 
all  running  across  the  grain  of  the  wood 
from  1-16  to  1-4  inch  apart.  See  how  the 
paint  scales  off,  the  cracks  generally  run- 
ning across  the  grain  of  the  wood. 


“Look  at  that  house  over  yonder.” 


I’ll  be  hanged  if  I know  why,  but  they  jdmost 
always  do.  Some  say  it  is  due  to  shrinking  of  t A/vood ; 
maybe  that’s  true,  but  I won’t  swear  to  it.  Then  see 
how  smooth  the  surface  is  in  places — just  like  glass. 
You  might  just  as  well  try  to  make  paint  stick  to  the 
inside  of  an  oyster  shell  or  on  a pane  of  glass  as  to 
this  zinc-painted  surface.  Now,  with  white  lead  it  is 
different.  It  positively  will  not  chip;  it  may  blister 
from  moisture  underneath  if  you  get  too  much  oil  in 
fatty  condition  in  it,  but  never  chip  or  peel  off.  Again, 
white  lead,  after  long  exposure  to  the  weather, 
assumes  a porous  or  dusty  condition,  known  as 
“chalking,”  and  a small  per  cent,  of 
lead  is  removed  each  year ; and  this  is 
a great  benefit,  for  it  prevents  the 
surface  from  becoming  overloaded  with 
paint.  Please  understand  that  this 
chalking  does  not  affect  the  appearance 
pf  the  paint;  but  when  you  are  ready 
to  repaint,  it  absorbs  a portion  of  the 
oil  in  the  new  paint,  uniting  and  be- 
coming a portion  of  the  old,  as  though 
both  were  applied  at  the  same  time. 

Another  substance  will  be  palmed 
off  on  you  and  added  to  your  white 
lead  if  you  don’t  look  out,  and  that 
is  barytes. 

It  is  a powdered  rock  added  to 
make  weight  and  to  cheapen  the 
paint. 


1 1 say  use  Pure  White  Lead  and  only  White  Lead.” 


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SUGGESTION  FOR  HOUSE  PAINTING, 

With  National  Lead  Company’s  brands  of  White  Lead  and 
Tinting  Colors. 

Sash,  Dark  Bronze  Green. 
Blinds,  Light  Bronze  Green. 


Body,  8. 
Trim,  7. 
Roof,  25 


ANALYSIS. 


( 

ini  aint  it  is  a villainous  article — heavy,  but  not  opaque, 
and  will  neither  hide  the  under  surface  nor  form  an  elastic, 
waterproof  binder  with  the  linseed  oil.  White  lead  is 
opaque , which  is  exceedingly  important  in  good  paint. 

I tell  you  there  is  less  judgment  used  in  the  selection  of 
paints  than  in  any  other  household 
expenditure.  Take,  for  instance, 
ready-made  paints.  Do  you  know 
what  they  are  composed  of  ? I'll  tell 
you— ZINC,  BARYTES  WHITING, 
and  INFERIOR  OILS. 

Folks  buy  them  because  they  are 
handy,  and  yet  no  two  pots  carry  the 
same  shade  or  coloring  tint.  Here 
is  a chemical  analysis  of  a certain 
brand  of  mixed  paint,  and  is  one  of 
many  I am  preserving  as  curiosities 
to  submit  to  my  friends  who  are 
advocates  of  ready-mixed  paints : 


Proportion  of  pigment  to  a gallon 

of  paint 6S  4-10  per  cent. 

Proportion  of  vehicle  to  a gallon 

of  paint 31  6-10  percent. 

Consistency,  poor. 


“ Look  at  these  cracks  ail  running  across  the  grain  of  the  wood 


Materials  and  pro- 
portions of  same  enter- 
ing into  the  compo- 
sition : 

22  per  cent,  sfnpoxide, 
22  per  cent,  barytes, 
21  per  cent.  Paris 
white,  2}|  per  cent, 
tinting  color,  15)4'  per 
cent,  linseed  oil,  io  per 
cent,  naptha,  \'/2  per 
cent,  resin  (probably 
due  to  a resin  dryer), 
per  cent,  water. 
Percentage  of  purity, 
40 X per  cent:  I leave 
you  to  draw  your  own 
conclusions  as  to  the 
merits  of  such  a mix- 
ture. 

In  the  selection  of'! 
tints  many  people  want 
certain  colors  that, if  not 
selected  with  know- 
ledge of  what  they  are, 
are  bound  to fade.  Tints 
must  be  made  of  natural 
or  inert  pigments  (earth 


paints),  known  as  umber, 
sienna,  yellow  ochre,  Ve- 
netian red,  drop  black  (made 
from  bone  dust),  and  lamp 
black  (made  from  smoke  of 
pine  wood).  With  these 
pigments  the 

NATIONAL 

LEAD 

COMPANY 

have  made  their  tinting  col- 
ors, and  when  mixed  the 
way  I mix  them  with  pure 
white  lead  and  pure  lin- 
seed oil , they  will  hold 
their  - color  for  years,  pre- 
serve your  house  and  save 
your  pocketbook. 


Note. — This  article  was 
written  by  a practical  house- 
painter,  who  has  been  in  the 
business  for  forty  years. 
For  obvious  reasons  we  re- 
frain from  giving  his  name. 


" I tell  you  there  is  less  judgment  used  in  the  selection  of 
Paints  than  in  any  other  household  expenditure.” 


SUGGESTION  FOR  HOUSE  PAINTING, 

With  National  Lead  Company's  brands  of  White  Lead  and 
Tinting  Colors. 


Body,  17.  Sash,  Dark  Bronze  Green. 

Trim,  White.  Blinds,  Light  Bronze  Green. 

Roof.  20. 


i 


( The  Brands  of  White  Lead  shown  in  this 
i jook,  and  the  National  Lead  Company’s  Pure 
IvVhite  Lead  Tinting  Colors  are  sold  by  the 
jest  dealers  in  paints  and  by  the 

| NATIONAL  LEAD  CO., 

CHICAGO  BRANCH, 

Fifteenth  and  State  Sts.. 

Chicago,  III. 

WAREHOUSE,  DETROIT,  MICH., 


Cor.  Wayne  aud  Woodbridge  Sts. 


NATIONAL  LEAD  COMMNY, 


iWi 


ioo  William  Street,  New  York. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


White  Lead  (Dry  and  in  Oil), 

Red  Lead, 

Litharge, 

Orange  Mineral, 

Glassmakers’  Oxides, 

Rubbermakers’  Oxides, 
Colormakers’  Oxides, 

Potters’  Oxides, 

Varnishmakers’  Oxides, 
White  Sugar  of  Lead, 


Rrown  Sugar  of  Lead. 

Lead  Pipe, 

Sheet  Lead, 

Glaziers'  Lead, 

Bar  Lead, 

Lead  Sash  Weights, 

Block  Tin  Pipe, 

Tin  Lined  Pipe, 
Solder, 

Babbitt  Metal. 


TINTING  COLORS, 
for  tinting  Pure  White  Lead. 


LINSEED  OIL  (Raw,  Boiled  and  Refined). 
Linseed  Oil  Cake, 

Linseed  Oil  Meal, 

Castor  Oil. 


Smelters  and  Refiners  of 
GOLD,  SILVER,  LEAD,  COPPER. 


to 


SUGGESTION  FOR  HOUSE  PAINTING, 


With  National  Lead  Company’s  brands  of  White  Lead  and 
Tinting  Colors. 

Body,  13.  Sash,  Dark  Bronze  Green. 

Trim,  27.  Blinds,  Light  Bronze  Green. 

Roof,  14.  Brick,  122. 


